OR SB1580 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-1)
Status: Passed on March 28 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-28 - Effective date, March 27, 2024.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-1)
Status: Passed on March 28 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-28 - Effective date, March 27, 2024.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
The Act would make it a crime for an employer to file a false payroll report to lower its workers' comp premium. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.1). [Digest: The Act would make it a crime for an employer to report false data in order to lower its workers' comp premium. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.2).] [Creates the crime of fraudulent misrepresentation by an employer to an insurer of certain employee-related data with the intent to decrease the employer's workers' compensation insurance premium. Punishes by a maximum fine of $125,000 plus specified forms of restitution.] Provides that an employer commits a Class A misdemeanor if the employer knowingly submits a false payroll report with the intent to decrease the employer's premium for workers' compensation insurance. Punishes by a maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, a $6,250 fine, or both. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Title
Relating to fraudulent misrepresentation by employers to reduce workers' compensation premiums; declaring an emergency.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-03-05 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 49 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2024-02-29 - House - House Committee Do Pass the A-Eng bill (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-19 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 24 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-12 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-29 - House - House Committee Do Pass the A-Eng bill (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-19 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 24 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-12 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-28 | Senate | Effective date, March 27, 2024. |
| 2024-03-28 | Senate | Chapter 66, 2024 Laws. |
| 2024-03-27 | Senate | Governor signed. |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Speaker signed. |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | President signed. |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Third reading. Carried by Andersen. Passed. Ayes, 49; Nays, 2--Boice, Cate; Excused, 4--Boshart Davis, Bynum, Cramer, Owens; Excused for Business of the House, 5--Fahey, Javadi, McIntire, Sosa, Speaker Rayfield. |
| 2024-03-04 | House | Rules suspended. Carried over to March 5, 2024 Calendar. |
| 2024-03-04 | House | Second reading. |
| 2024-03-01 | House | Recommendation: Do pass. |
| 2024-02-29 | House | Work Session held. |
| 2024-02-27 | House | Public Hearing held. |
| 2024-02-21 | House | Referred to Judiciary. |
| 2024-02-19 | House | First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. |
| 2024-02-19 | Senate | Vote explanation(s) filed by Boquist. |
| 2024-02-19 | Senate | Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. Ayes, 24; Nays, 5--Boquist, Findley, Girod, Linthicum, Robinson; Excused, 1--Lieber. |
| 2024-02-15 | Senate | Second reading. |
| 2024-02-14 | Senate | Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | Public Hearing and Work Session held. |
| 2024-02-07 | Senate | Public Hearing held. |
| 2024-02-05 | Senate | Informational Meeting held. |
| 2024-02-05 | Senate | Referred to Labor and Business. |
| 2024-02-05 | Senate | Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. |
